Post #718310 by AceExplorer on Tue, May 27, 2014 4:25 AM

I went yesterday to check it out in more detail and take some final pictures. There were three walls up around the fountain, and the fourth is expected to go up today. Up close, the fountain looked tired and old. The plants were not stellar and fresh either. I went back at night and the lighting was also sort of spotty. It looked much better from a distance. Quite a few people were taking photos in front of it and enjoying it.

I noticed the "mirror wall" for the first time that I remember, and I saw the "vintage" lights you mentioned, and I took a photo. They are pretty cool, definitely vintage to the point that they look out-of-place. Later when I saw your post I was glad that I walked around to that very quiet part of the wall and noticed them. I'll post my Memorial Day 2014 photos soon, it'll take a while to compose that post.

The weather was very stormy that afternoon, but it never made it to the Polynesian. The pool was closed for a while due to lightning danger. It was kind of funny to drive in when it was pouring heavy rain at other parks on property. There were ominous dark clouds in the background of many of my outdoor photos, it was kinda neat.

I ran into a tiki bartender friend of mine from St. Augustine who was there also to walk around and check it all out one last time. We had a drink at Tambu before calling it a night. I've never ordered their Backscratcher before, so it was my first. Bartender Walter took good care of us. There was the usual festive crowd at Ohana and around the bar. If only they knew what changes were coming to the resort.